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Altus, OK vs Hot Springs, AR

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Highlights
- Hot Springs spends 31.6% more per student than Altus.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.7% lower in Hot Springs than in Altus. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hot Springs had 1.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Altus
 Altus, OKHot Springs, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,904$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,251  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,697$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5354573
 Students per Counselor300  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Altus    5 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I love the lake. It is like a tropical oasis in the middle of a vast barren  More

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Over 16 years ago

What I like most about Altus is the lake. It has a beautiful, red and sandy beach. I nicknamed it Little California because it is as close as Oklahoma get's to  More

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Over 16 years ago

I love Altus lake. It has lovely scenic beach. This is as about as close as Oklahoma gets to California. I nicknamed it Little  More

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Reviews for Hot Springs    25 Reviews

I haven’t ever fully lived in this place but I can say it has a very calm feel. Very nice.  More

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I have lived here for several years. It has a lot of touristy things to do.But as far as living here there is not enough weekly activities to do or places to go. They  More

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Hot Springs, which obviously gets it's name from the springs discovered by DeSoto and the Indians is a beautiful piece of history. In it's heyday it was frequented by  More

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